Blog by Don Kennedy
Priceless is a romantic comedy juxtaposed against one of the worlds
most romantic backdrops, the south of France. In a luxury hotel a
bartender named Jean (Gad Elmaleh) is mistaken in his tuxedo for a
man of means by Irene (Audrey Tautou who has definitely shaken off
any De Vinci Code Dowdiness). After a passionate interlude she
quickly dumps him when she literally wakes up to realize his
sta ...
Wanted
June 27th, 2008
Wanted brings us up to speed (and the speed is furious!) with a
millennium old group of assassins called "The Fraternity" whose
members do their jobs without question and whose roots are
literally a fabrication as the originators were fabric weavers.
Initially we're introduced to the unsuspecting next generation of
these kinsmen who doesn't seem all that dangerous as he has trouble
killing an ...
Definitely, Maybe
February 16th, 2008
Definitely, Maybe definitely may be the most successful acting
stretch for Kitsilano Secondary grad Ryan Reynolds. As New Yorker
Will Hayes the trade mark spot on delivery of witty one liners is
still there but rolled way back. On top of that he does a very
passable job as a romantic lead, laudably without even a flash of
his buffed torso. Little Miss Sunshine Abigail Breslin is Maya his
pre- ...
Love and Other Dilemmas
February 1st, 2008
Love and Other Dilemmas apparently had its biggest dilemma
regarding the decision on when to release this goofball comedy
since it's a 2006 movie. You'll recognize locations in East
Vancouver and most of the cast from Corner Gas in this story of
Ginger Shapiro (played with some intensely comic moments by
Gabrielle Miller) who tries to lift the curse of the last three
generations of her family ...
They Wait
February 1st, 2008
They Wait is a supernatural suspense thriller based on Chinese
superstition. With Feng Shui and other oriental beliefs having a
moderating influence in Vancouver life it's a natural that the
story is obviously set in our city although it's never acknowledged
as anything other than The Pacific Northwest. Jaime King (Goldie in
Sin City) plays Sarah who is married to Jason (Edmonton's Terry
Chen ...